Is Sam O’Nella still active on YouTube? Reason behind his two-year hiatus from this platform

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Caitlin | In Entertainment , Interesting Facts

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Sam O’Nella is an educational American comedic YouTuber
He uploads videos exploring various historical and scientific topics
His YouTube channel, Sam O’Nella Academy has more than 4.17m subscribers

Sam O’Nella, real name Sam Miller, is an American educational comedic YouTuber, and Social media influencer.

He rose to prominence for his YouTube channel titled Sam O’Nella Academy, where he uploads videos exploring various historical and scientific topics.

The fun fact is that he narrated such videos with the aid of a stick figure with long hair who introduced himself as Sam O’Nella.

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When did Sam O’Nella start YouTube?

On June 13, 2016, Sam created his Youtube account and uploaded his first video the same day titled, ‘The Fire – Miscellaneous Mondays’.

In the video, Miller narrates the story of a giant fire that he witnessed as a kid. The video has garnered more than 4.8m views so far.

He then began posting videos on a daily basis that included rants, anecdotes, and instructional content.

Sam O' Nell uploads videos exploring various historical and scientific topics — Sam O’ Nell uploads videos exploring various historical and scientific topics (Source: Wikitubia – Fandom)

His most popular videos include titled ‘Historical Misconceptions For You to Bring Up during Family Dinner‘ which has garnered more than 20 Million views to date.

Similarly, he has many popular videos including ‘Why It Sucked to Be a Pirate‘, ‘Tarrare, the Hungriest Man in History‘, ‘Obscure Obsolete Invention‘, Dog Breed Deformities‘, and more.

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Well, his YouTube channel has more than 4.17m subscribers as of now.

Besides, he has a second channel named Sam O’Nella Vlog where he uploads song mashups as well as other miscellaneous content. The channel has around 462k subscribers.

What made Sam’s video stand out in particular?

Sam O' Nell brilliantly balances humor and education in his 5-minutes videos — Sam O’ Nell brilliantly balances humor and education in his 5-minute videos (Source: IMDb)

Sam brilliantly balances humor and education in his 5-minutes videos. In addition, what draws viewers to his videos is his voice and visuals, which help you absorb material faster than months of schooling could.

Although all of Miller’s videos have a similar format he managed to provide his viewers an entertainment with knowledgeable content.

For How long did Sam O’Nella take a break from YouTube? Is he back?

On January 29, 2020, Miller uploaded his last video on YouTube titled “World War II’s Unluckiest Ship” before taking a two years hiatus from the platform.

He didn’t address his hiatus until May 2020, when he revealed he had been away “for months on end” due to school. Following his break from YouTube, many fans presumed that he might become a victim of Thanos’ snap or simply die.

However, he shocked everyone with a comeback after nearly three years of disappearance. On October 3, 2022, he tweeted, “K I’m back”. Similarly, he uploaded a new YouTube video titled, “Where Animals’ Scientific Names Come From”.

Sam O' Nell has not been active on YouTube since 2022 — Sam O’ Nell has not been active on YouTube since 2022 (Source: Know Your Meme)

The video garnered more than 2.3 million views and over 568,000 likes in just 15 hours of uploading.

Further, he hasn’t uploaded any content since and also doesn’t active on any social media platforms.

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